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TRIZ TRIZ is the internationally acknowledged Russian abbreviation for Teorija Resenija Isobretatelskih Zadac, which can be translated as the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, also shortened to TIPS.
The Origin of TRIZ: Genrich Altschuller TRIZ was developed between 1960 and 1980 by the Russian scientist Genrich Altshuller (1926-1998) and his staff (first publication in 1956). In contrast to the common “trial and error” problem solving methods such as brainstorming, synectics, morphological analysis etc., TRIZ only relies on the unbiased laws of evolution of technical systems and therefore enables a focussed search for possible solutions. The discovery and structuring of these laws, as well as other TRIZ components, has been the result of the study and analysis of globally available patents over a period of several decades.
CAI – Computer Aided Innovation After the introduction of TRIZ into the USA in the early 1990’s, its techniques and databases were used as the basis of innovation software, as well as being modified for computer-based applications. This was the birth of a new field of technical engineering - Computer Aided Innovation, CAI. |
Technical Contradiction
According to TRIZ, a problem
is solved only if a TC is recognized and eliminated. So-called ‘habitual
blindness’, psychological inertia and the all too common tendency to
make compromises are all overcome in a logical way. Not only is the
scope of the search considerably reduced in size even in the most
difficult of cases, TRIZ also opens up completely new ways of thinking. |
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Author: Dr. Pavel Livotov |